US: Snowden’s passport revoked

Edward Snowden has had his U.S. passport revoked.

A U.S. official on Sunday said Edward Snowden’s passport was annulled before he left Hong Kong for Russia. Mr. Snowden’s
travel plans could be complicated — but not thwarted — by a lack of
passport. The U.S. official said that if a senior official in a country
or airline ordered it, a country could overlook the withdrawn
passport.

The former contractor is said to be in Moscow, and his allies at anti-secrecy WikiLeaks said Mr. Snowden is bound for Ecuador. The foreign minister there says he has requested asylum.

The
U.S. official would discuss the passport only on the condition of
anonymity because the official was not authorized to speak on the
matter.